The book contains brief information on the empires and peoples of the Near and Middle East, from the Sumerians, Babylonians and Persians to the Hebrews, Phoenicians and Philistines.
Four books in two volumes. Part I Atoms and the Atomic Bomb, Organizing Peace; II. part Cold War, Decolonization and the Third World; III. section Consumer society; IV. part Peaceful coexistence. The book is full of black and white photographs.